Metal Mouth Message Board

Its a somewhat silly question amidst the more serious forum talk.....but today I went for my adjustment checkup, now into my 7th week or so of braces, and decided to actually put something other than clear Black! I was told that was a bold move :lol: Its best for not changing colour with the foods. ...

I just had my braces put on about 6 weeks ago - I've noticed that my teeth have moved and they almost look perfect already! I've noticed from peoples' pictures that theirs seem to move quickly into almost perfect place too. So why do we have to have them on so long? Is it because all the little adj...

My denitst wanted to refrain from any heavy/long work bec. of certain health issues I have, and thus didn't want to do extractions. I don't have much crowding at all...so yesterday I got the polishing done between 3 of my teeth. 0.5mm I believe. now its being pulled back to close the space, and brin...

I think it's totally normal though.... people will identify immediatly with something of their own experience. I'm sure I would do the same thing when I see people's teeth. I already do it while looking @ tv. I keep looking @ folks with straight teeth and wondering if they had braces when they were ...

I stopped whistling too....which is a bad thing cuz I loveeee to whistle lol

BUT ummm.... an advantage will be that now I'm less inclined to eat between meals, because I don't wanna have to be cleaning and brushing my teeth all the time.

ah yes - the springs move outwards.... that makes sense! lol
Thanks for that.

I guess I'll be waxing away soon enough. Thanks guys

Im "Semi-Vegetarian", Ive been for like 5 years now. (Does that count, lol).

ohhh... are u a pescan?

I was a semi-ovo lacto
Now I'm mostly a lacto....and even so, I'm leaning more towards vegan.

I always try to remember to check for pokeys, but if you have gaps and they start to close, that can cause the wire to poke out the back. It has to go somewhere. Ah yes, my dentist told me that today... that as the teeth move, the wire will start poking out. All I have to do is give them a call and...

I went for my 1st adjustment today after getting braces just a week ago. The dentist put in a spring over my canine.

Question: Can/Should I wax the spring? Or will that stick between the coils and prevent the spring action from working properly?

Any thoughts on this?

after 1 week of the rubberband spacers..... todays adjustment supposed to have been the putting in of the metal spacer...but all were too big My space just wasn't 'spaced' enough.

I've got JRA - so my joints are pretty messed up...or @ least risky. My denstis was most careful and even hesitant when it comes to my treatment... for fear of inflammation or the joint slipping out of place etc.

But things are going smoothly so far....1 week into treatment.

I am having my first adjustment at 10am and it will be the happiest day ever!!! I've been in so much pain because the end of the wire has cut my cheek pretty badly so for 2 weeks i've been in pain whenever I would eat or talk...wax was helpful but because I have to take it out while eating...the cu...

I got a spring put into today after getting braced just 1 week ago. Dentist warned that this may be sort of painful...since apparantly it's pushing 2 teeth to move :? Already I can't bite down with my front teeth @ all. I have the same concerns as the poster above ^^ .... my next appt. iz a month fr...

Hey.... fellow Veggies. I'm a vegetarian also...my entire family is. I've been on the veg scene for about 9-10 years now. So I have no probs with biting into meat like the dentist warned against :lol: Also, its a lot worst to have a piece of meat stuck in ur teeth for a long time... than a niece pie...

Gosh I LOVE popcorn!
My dentist actually failed to mention popcorn as a food to avoid, but I can visualize how troublesom it can be if it gets stuck in hard to reach places.
Maybe tonite I'll make me a bowl Then I'll post my experience